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Double award win for patient care Four LUHFT teams were shortlisted in the Nursing Times Awards 2021 for their outstanding dedication to patient care, with two nursing teams winning awards.
can view beneath the patient's skin to see veins not visible to the naked eye, assessing their size and quality and enabling the practitioner to completely guide the cannula into the vein.
A multi-disciplinary nursing team were crowned winners of the HRH Integrated Approaches to Care award, a category in partnership with His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales.
Congratulations also goes to our Endocrine Specialist Nurses and Ambulatory Home Ventilation service, who were both shortlisted at the awards.
Nurses from the Trust’s Infectious Diseases, Respiratory and Critical Care won the award for their innovative role during the COVID-19 pandemic. They introduced a new enhanced training package to upskill nurses to have the knowledge to deliver CPAP safely and effectively in a ward-based setting, rather than Critical Care.
Dame Elaine Inglesby-Burke, interim Chief Nurse, said: “We are very proud of all our nurses at the Trust and the quality care they provide to our patients. The teams who have won, and been shortlisted, for these prestigious Nursing Times awards should feel a real sense of pride for this achievement.
The Intravenous (IV) team were announced winners of the Patient Safety Improvement award, for the successful implementation of ultrasound guided IV cannulation. The ultrasound guidance means that high frequency sound waves
“It not only recognises their amazing commitment to patient care despite a challenging 18 months working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but also reinforces what an incredible job that our nurses do day in, and day out, for our communities.”
Celebrating our digital teams Congratulations to our Digital Team who have achieved Excellence in Informatics Accreditation Level 1, marking the first milestone in Liverpool University Hospitals’ journey towards digital excellence. The accreditation was presented at the NHS Connect Conference after a rigorous review. Our Chief Information Officer, Dr Jason Bincalar, was presented with the award by Pam Green, Chair of the Excellence in Informatics Assurance group. Also pictured is (L-R), Jacqui Cooper, Chief Nursing Information Officer; Mandee Leese, Digital Change Manager; Linda Havard, Digital Nurse and Melissa Royle, Digital Programme Officer.
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